The sculpture was made from knives donated through police force amnesties, and made as a national monument against violence and aggression, and as a memorial to those who have lost their lives to knife crime.

The 27ft sculpture, which took a year and a half to build, has been housed at the The British Ironwork Centre in Oswestry since it was built, and now a campaign group from Liverpool is hosting it in the city to raise awareness of knife crime.

Sculptor Alfie Bradley, who was on site with an expert team who put the angel onto the lorry, admitted it was a nervous morning.

However, it was a proud moment to see it leave Oswestry for the first time.

"It has been two-and-a-half years since I built it, so it is fantastic to see it go on the road.

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"It is such a a proud feeling to see it go off from Oswestry to Liverpool.

“This is what it has been made for, so it is great to see it actually happening.

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“Hopefully we will be down here again soon seeing it off again to another city.

"It is a big thing and hopefully it has a big impact in Liverpool."

Watch a video of the Knife Angel being installed outside the cathedral

The 27 ft tall ‘Statue of Knives’ has arrived at the Anglican Cathedral. Available to see till January, it commemorates victims of knife crime and raises awareness of Liverpool’s #NoMoreKnives campaign. It’s made up of over 100,000 confiscated blades. @JMUJournalismpic.twitter.com/sHbmwLBvYs